Evan Spielberg

How to Turn Camera Roll Back On in iOS 8.1

For as long as many of us can remember the iPhone stored all of your pictures in one place and they decided to call it the “Camera Roll”.  We’re all pretty sure that was a spin on the notion of a roll of film.  However, Apple’s latest trend of disowning skeumorphic after labor day removed the Camera roll and replaced it with “Moments”, “Collections”, and “Years”.  While these groupings are far more powerful and granular then a single place for […]

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How to Play Super Nintendo Games on iOS 8

I may be an Xbox guy, but every now and then I get a little nostalgic for Super Nintendo.  Who can forget Super Mario World and Super Mario Kart? While Apples App Store guidelines won’t let you install emulators, there’s a few diligent coders working hard nonetheless.  Below we’ll show you how to install an emulator without the need to Jailbreak, the only caveat is it won’t work on the latest iOS version: iOS 8.1.

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How to Enable Hey Siri in iOS 8

For a long time I’ve been a big fan of the iPhone and iOS.  But I do have to admit every so often an Android feature comes along that makes me think.  It happened when my friend bought a Moto X and could just say “OK Google” and have it respond.  There was no holding of the home button, no tapping a headset button, his phone was just always listening to him.  Motorola did this

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How to Use iCloud Photo Library in iOS 8.1

iOS 8.1 introduces us to the all new iCloud Photo Library.  This exciting new feature leverages iCloud as a mechanism to store, save, and share photo’s with your friends.  iCloud Photo Library builds on the prior Photo Stream features while allowing you much more flexibility. To setup iCloud Photo Library: 1.  Tap Settings. 2.  Scroll Down to and Tap on iCloud. 3.  Tap on Photos. 4. You now have 4 options here: iCloud Photo Library

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How to Stop Apps from Tracking You Unnecessarily in iOS 8

iOS 8 brought a ton of new functionality both for users and developers.  It also brought us some new settings including a change to the way apps can use your location.  Originally you could allow an app to use your location or not use your location.  In iOS 8, the new more granular options are Never, Always, and While Using the App. Never means the app can never use your location –you’re a stealth ninja.

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How to Send Texts from Your Mac using iOS 8

We all have that friend, the one who doesn’t have an iPhone.  It wouldn’t be so bad, except you can’t iMessage them from your Mac.  When Apple introduced iMessage it meant the end of worrying about how many text messages you’ve gone through, so long as the person you were messaging had an iPhone. With the latest OSX Yosemite and iOS 8 updates Apple has decided it’s ok to be friends with Non-iPhone people by adding a new

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How to Setup Apple Pay in iOS 8.1

With the announcement of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Apple also introduced us to their play in the mobile payment space aptly titled Apple Pay.  Now with the release of iOS 8.1 we can finally use our iPhones to pay for things.  Just like Google Wallet, using an iPhone 6 and Apple Pay is a contact-less payment system, meaning you hold your phone up to a terminal in the store to pay, nothing needing

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How to Set the Audio Equalizer on the OnePlus One

Let’s be honest while most of us had a stand alone MP3 player at some point in time, most of us now use our Smart Phones to listen to our music. If you’re anything like me you want your tunes to sound great and CyanogenMod on the OnePlus One comes with a tool called AudioFX to ensure just that.  In this How To we’ll walk through customizing your audio experience on the OnePlus One 1.  Tap on the

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How to Enable Remote Location on the OnePlus One

Let’s be honest, we’ve all lost our phone and half the time it’s hidden under a hoody.  But for those times when you genuinely left your phone in Starbucks you want a tool that can find your phone, lock your phone, and even remote wipe your info if you really really lost it.  On the OnePlus One you actually have two options for this. The first option is Googles stock Android Device Manager system that

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How to Set Gesture Shortcuts on the OnePlus One

The idea of a Gesture based interface isn’t an entirely new concept, just look at the Leap Motion controller that allows you to wave your fingers around in the air and control your computer.  The Pebble watch lets you flick your wrist to turn on the screen while the Moto X allows you to twist your wrist to launch the camera. CyanogenMod on the OnePlus One includes screen swipe gestures when the screen is off that

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How to Set Quiet Hours on the OnePlus One

Let’s be honest, we all charge our cell phones on our night stands.  It’s there, it’s ready to tweet, and for most people it’s a flash light.  But some nights you don’t want to know who’s posting on Facebook at 3AM or get a drunk dial at 4AM (or do you?).  On iOS there is Do Not Disturb mode, which unfortunately isn’t normally a part of Android. Fortunately CyanogenMod has come to the rescue with “Quiet

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How to Change the Cyanogenmod Theme on the OnePlus One

The One Plus One ‘s native install of CyanogenMod is one of it’s biggest advantages and benefits .  CyanogenMod’s philosophy of increased customization has lead them to create a theme gallery where you can purchase themes that change the way your Android phone looks system wide. 1. Pull down the notification shade and tap the box icon in the upper right corner of your screen. 2. Tap on Settings. 3. Tap Themes. 4. Tap Theme Packs. 5. You’ll

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How to Enable On-Screen Navigation Buttons on the OnePlus One

Since the OnePlus One comes from the factory with CyanogenMod, think custom Android with more settings, there are a wealth of customizations that can be performed on it. In this article, we’re going to talk about hardware buttons vs the Android System Bar. Historically, Android phones had physical hardware buttons that were located just below the screen.  These included things like the home button, a back button, and a menu button. Hardware buttons were, in theory,

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